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Aug 2, 2011 | 01:25 PM

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perryg114

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You could just make some out of some 1/8" stainless steel and tap whatever size screw hole in it. I used studs to mount a roof box on my bars since there is no room underneath the rails to put a clamp mechanism on. I don't know why the bars have to be right on top of the roof. Most racks I have seen, factory of not, have at least a couple of inches between the cross bars and the roof.

Perry

Aug 2, 2011 | 04:52 PM

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jasonodsky

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Quote:

Originally Posted by perryg114

I don't know why the bars have to be right on top of the roof. Most racks I have seen, factory of not, have at least a couple of inches between the cross bars and the roof.

Ford designers wanted the X to fit in a "standard garage" so the roof rack was made as low as possible to get it under a 7' garage door opening.

Jun 29, 2012 | 10:45 PM

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termn8rx

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Still have them??

Jun 29, 2012 | 10:47 PM

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termn8rx

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Do you still have them and if so how much?

Jun 29, 2012 | 10:50 PM

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termn8rx

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might be interested.how much?

Jun 30, 2012 | 06:42 AM

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TrdLtly

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Jul 1, 2012 | 10:13 PM

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robert_l_ross

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Found a use for mine...

I decided to upgrade my halogen light bar to LED. The old one was wide enough to bolt directly to the roof rack rails...this one was too narrow.

I set it up on top of the cross members (luckily I hadn't thrown them out yet) and found that the rubber feet lined up directly over the center slots on the cross members. The feet were too wide - until I reversed them and removed the rubber feet...made it bolt up perfectly.